Carriage-gearing



T. DOLA-ND.

CARRIAGE GEARING.

No. 469,735. V Patented Mar. 1, 1892.

UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

TIMOTHY DOLAND, OF WVELLINGTON, OHIO.

CARRlAGE-GEARING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 469,735, dated March 1,1892.

Application filed October 14, 1891. $erial No. 408,676. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be'it known that I, TIMOTHY DOLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVellington, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new Improvements in Carriage-Gearing, of whichthefollowing is a full, clear, and complete description.

The nature of ,my invention relates to the arrangement of twospring-braces, in connection with the springs, spring-bar, and axles ofthe carriage, said spring-braces being attached as hereinafter fullyshown, and crossing each other near the front axle, forming a devicewhich does away with the ordinary fifth-wheel and forming a lighter andstronger gearing than the usual form of carriage-gear- 1ng.

That the invention may be fully seen and understood, reference will behad to the following specification and annexed drawings, forming partthereof.

Figure 1 is a View of the under side of the gearing of a carriage withthe improved attachment shown thereon. Fig. 2 is a front end viewthereof; Fig. 3, a side View; and Fig. 4 is a cross-section on line a:00, Figs. 1 and 2.

Like letters of reference designate like parts in the drawings andspecification.

The spring-braces A A are clipped to the rear axle at the points a a,near the hubs of the wheels, and extend forward diagonally, as shown inFig. 1, crossing each other at b, and being bolted to the side springs BB at their point of intersection c c therewith.

The spring-braces A A extend forward of their point of intersection b,and are bolted to the spring-bar O at old, their forward terminals beingcurved, as shown in Fig. 1, and forming a substitute for a fifth-wheel,answering all the purposes of the ordinary fifth-wheel or circle nowused, and at the same time enhancing the value of the gear in strength,lightness, neatness, and utility.

In case the axle is provided with axlestock e, which is clipped thereto,a piece of steel or iron 6' is secured to the top of the stock. Thisiron 6 is called friction-plate, being interposed between the axle andthe curved ends of the spring-braces A A. In case the axle is entirelyof iron or steel the friction-plate is not necessary, as the braces willthen be in direct contact with the body of the axle. The king-bolt '5passes down through the spring-bar, axle-stock, frictionplate, and axle,as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, having a nut on the under side thereof.

A safety-guard D, Figs. 1, 2, 8, and i, is used in connection with myimproved gearing. The guard D is bolted to the spring-braces A A attheir point of intersection 19, passing around under the axle A and isfastened to the spring-bar O at f by means of screw-bolts passingthrough the T-head and said springbar 0, Fig. 2. By this arrangement, ashereinbefore stated, the carriage-gearing is much lighter and strongerthan in the usual form of construction, as the spring-braces A A extenddiagonally from and across the central line of draft to the rear axle ata point near the wheel, thus forming braces and avoiding the lateralmotion usual to the side-spring form of construction.

The ordinary circle or fifth-Wheel referred to as now used soon becomesloose and rattles. This is avoided in my improvement by the firm,simple, and peculiar construction, attachments, and arrangement.

The diagonal spring-braces A A consist, preferably, of one or more steelplates or leaves fastened to the side springs B B at c c, Fig. 1, on theunder side thereof, thus supporting the body of the carriage upon foursprings by means of the attachment of the side springs B B to the tiesor body-rests E E with clips or bolts at any suitable point.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is

1. In a carriage gearing, the diagonal spring-braces A A, clipped to therear axle near the wheels, crossing each other at 1), near the forwardaxle, the extended portions curved and rigidly secured to the spring-barO, in combination with the side springs B B and the safety-guard D,substantially in the manner as set forth.

2. In a carriage-gearing, the safety-guard D, in combination with thespring-bar C and diagonal spring-braces A A, said guard being bolted tosaid braces at their intersectionpoint I), passing under the axle, andbolted to the front of the spring-bar, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

3. A carriage-gear formed by the diagonal In testimony whereof I aifixmy signature in spring-braces A A, attached, as specified, to presenceof witnesses. the rear axle, crossing each other at the point I), theforward terminals curved and bolted to FIMOTHY DOLAND' 5 the spring-bar,and the king-bolt passing down Witnesses:

through the spring-bar and forward axle in- R. N. GOODWIN,

termediate of the terminals of the two spring- 0. B. RUSSELL,

bars, substantially in the manner set forth. R. C. ADAMS.

